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TOP STORY

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PIRATES REMAIN A THREAT
TOWARDS CIVILIAN SHIPPING
African pirates still pose a particularly
serious threat towards civilian shipping.
In 2016, 95 incidents of pirate attacks
or armed robbery in West Africa and 27
incidents of possible pirate activity in East
Africa were reported.

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A Danish-developed filtration system for
cleaning of lubricating oil on engines on
board ships, has proved far cheaper and
at least as effective as the purifiers often
used. The company behind the filtration
solution, GreenOil, has - in cooperation
with major shipping companies like Maersk,
DFDS and Torm - tested the filter systems
with great success. GreenOil’s filtration
systems today are permanent equipment
on board many Danish ships.

TOTAL ACQUIRES MÆRSK OLIE OG GAS
A.P. Moller - Maersk has signed an agreement to sell Maersk Oil to French oil-giant Total S.A for
7.45bn dollar in a combined share and debt transaction. Total will take over Maersk Oil’s entire
organization. Planned development schedules and investments in strategic and sanctioned
projects will be upheld.

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BACK TO BASICS!

SVITZER SECURES
FIFTEEN-YEAR CONTRACT
The Danish towage company Svitzer
has been awarded a fifteen-year contract to provide marine support services
at Bangladesh’s first LNG import terminal. The project will be located offshore
Moheshkhali Island in the Bay of Bengal.

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A.P. MOLLER LAUNCHES
AFRICA INFRASTRUCTURE FUND
A.P. Moller Holding has together with PKA,
PensionDanmark and Lægernes Pension
launched a new infrastructure fund with
a focus on Africa. The fund has received
commitments of 550 million dollars from
anchor investors.

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THE DANISH VERSION
OF JAMES COOK
Under the name of James Cook, one of
Norden’s product tankers helps make
everyday life work in a number of territories
in the Pacific Ocean.

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Global coatings company Hempel announced that it is investing in a new research
and development centre focused solely on
passive fire protection coatings. Located
just outside Barcelona in Spain, the centre
is due to open towards the end of 2018.

DANISH MARITIME DAYS 2018
The three promoters behind Danish Maritime Days - Danish Shipping, Danish Maritime and
the Danish Maritime Authority - are preparing the next edition of the major maritime event
that takes place on May 2-4 2018.

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SCANDINAVIAN COLLABORATION
- DOOR TO DOOR
The Danish ship owner company Terntank
wanted to make sure that all reports and
approvals regarding the safety equipment
on board their newest vessel were in order.
So Terntank’s ship management company,
based on the small island Donsö, Sweden,
hired the Swedish company C-Survey to
perform the inspections. As it turned
out, C-Survey is a service provider certified by the Danish company CRALOG
- which happens to be nearly-neighbour
to Terntank at its residence at the Port of
Skagen, Denmark.

The lack of a uniform standard for the
power-plugs ashore, on trailers and onboard ships calls for an exchange of about
a million plugs globally and annually. Besides the costs there is also a safety hazard
as plugs with the safety lug broken off
can cause burns and shocks. Now HF and
Maersk has developed a 3H/6H-plug that
solves this problem – once the operators
learn that the required standard can be
achieved with a twist – literally!

METALOCK DENMARK
CHANGES NAME
Metalock Denmark, the global specialist
in field-machining within the marine,
wind and industry segments, has changed its name to MAN PrimeServ On-site
Recovery, becoming a full member of
MAN PrimeServ, MAN Diesel & Turbo’s
after-sales division.

TOTAL ACQUIRES
MÆRSK OLIE OG GAS
A.P. Moller - Maersk has signed an agreement to sell Maersk Oil to French oil-giant Total S.A for
7.45bn dollar in a combined share and debt transaction. Total will take over Maersk Oil’s entire
organization. Planned development schedules and investments in strategic and sanctioned
projects will be upheld.

With the agreement A.P. Moller - Maersk is taking
a material step forward in its strategy to separate
out its oil and oil related activities to create an
integrated transport & logistics company, and
this transaction will contribute significantly to
upholding its strong capital structure.
- In determining the best future ownership
structure for Maersk Oil, it has been imperative
for us that the capabilities and assets created in
Maersk Oil continue to be developed, and that
longterm investments are upheld, especially in
the Danish part of the North Sea,” says Søren
Skou, CEO of A.P. Moller – Maersk.
- The valuation of Maersk Oil and Total’s commitment is a testament to the quality and standing
of Maersk Oil. In addition, the agreement will
strengthen the financial flexibility of A.P. Moller - Maersk and free up resources to focus our
future growth on container shipping, ports and
logistics, says Søren Skou,

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REGIONAL HUB
Denmark will become the regional hub for all
Total’s operations in Denmark, Norway and the
Netherlands, based on Maersk Oil’s capabilities
and strong position in the North Sea region.

Maersk Oil will remain close to its technology and innovation partners at the Danish
technical institutions and in the oil and gas
service industry to the benefit of all parties,
says Claus V. Hemmingsen.

- Maersk Oil’s activities across the North Sea
will become part of a leading global operator with a strong performance record and
long-term growth interest in the sector. The
combination of Total and Maersk Oil’s global
footprint and geographical overlap will ensure
the continued development of Maersk Oil’s
worldwide strategic and selective assets, says
Claus V. Hemmingsen, Vice CEO of A.P. Moller - Maersk and CEO of the Energy division

MAIN OPERATOR
A.P. Moller - Maersk has been the main operator in the Danish North Sea for half a century, establishing and maintaining Denmark’s
position as self-sufficient within oil and gas.
With Maersk Oil at the forefront, the Danish
oil and gas industry has contributed 400bn
kroner in taxes to Denmark over the past 50
years, and provides employment to 15.000
people in the sector.

- By selling to Total, we ensure a continued
Danish stronghold in the North Sea based on
Maersk Oil’s leading position within technology
development and its track record as a lean,
efficient and trusted partner. Importantly,

In addition, Maersk Oil has significant presence in the British and Norwegian sectors,
with nine licenses in Norway, including an
8.44% ownership of Johan Sverdrup, one of
Norway’s largest discoveries ever. In the United

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Kingdom, Maersk Oil operates several offshore
installations, as well as leading a number
of project developments; most notably the
Culzean gas development, where Maersk Oil
is the operator and holds a 49.9 % ownership.
- Our future position as the regional hub
for Total’s operations in Denmark, Norway
and the Netherlands, recognizes Maersk Oil’s
status in the North Sea region. In Denmark,
the focus will continue to be on investing in
safe, efficient growth from existing fields, says
Gretchen Watkins, CEO of Maersk Oil.
- The capabilities, experiences and partnerships,
which made Maersk Oil a globally recognized
technology leader and trusted operator, will
contribute to Total’s position in the entire
North Sea and worldwide. In addition, the
agreement presents new opportunities for
our employees, as Maersk Oil joins a global
industry leader.

STRATEGIC DECISION
The separation of the energy businesses was
decided as part of last year’s strategic decision
to focus A.P. Moller - Maersk’s future activities
on transport and logistics, as well as a result of
recent years’ oil and gas industry and market
developments. Maersk Oil is the first of the
four energy companies of A.P. Moller – Maersk
for which a future structural solution has now
been identified. The solutions for Maersk Drilling, Maersk Supply Service and Maersk Tankers
remain to be defined before the end of 2018.
In a comment to the transaction, Chairman of
A.P. Møller Holding A/S, Ane Mærsk Mc-Kinney
Uggla states:
“In my heart and mind, this is a very difficult,
but right decision. Maersk Oil has for almost
half a century been at the forefront of the
Danish oil development, been vital to A.P.
Moller - Maersk and to this very day plays a
decisive role in the Danish and international

oil and gas industry. This gives us pride. As
owners, we seek the best foundation for the
future growth of the Maersk Oil activities and
the focused development of the Danish North
Sea. A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S has found a dedicated industry owner with a sincere interest in
further developing and investing in the assets
and capabilities created in Maersk Oil, while
preserving the heritage of Denmark’s leading
oil company. On behalf of A.P. Moller Holding,
I wish to thank all our employees in Maersk
Oil for their vast achievements and relentless
dedication to A.P. Moller - Maersk.
REGULATORY APPROVAL
The agreement is subject to regulatory approval from relevant authorities, including
the Danish Minister of Energy, Utilities and
Climate and relevant competition authorities.
Closing is expected to take place during first
quarter, 2018.

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A.P. MOLLER LAUNCHES
AFRICA INFRASTRUCTURE FUND
A.P. Moller Holding has together with PKA, PensionDanmark and LĂŚgernes Pension launched
a new infrastructure fund with a focus on Africa. The fund has received commitments of 550
million dollars from anchor investors.

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he new fund will focus on investments in
infrastructure in Africa to support sustainable
economic growth in the region while delivering
an attractive return to its investors.
The fund will be managed by A.P. Moller Capital,
which is an affiliate of A.P. Moller Holding, and
consists of a team lead by four partners, Kim
Fejfer, Lars Reno Jakobsen, Jens Thomassen
and Joe Nicklaus Nielsen. The partners all have
extensive industrial and investment experience
combined with a substantial network in Africa.
-We are very pleased with the significant support
from the Danish pension funds and A.P. Moller
Holding. Together, we will build and operate
infrastructure business in Africa to support
sustainable development and improvements
in living standards across the continent. We
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will combine the best from industry in terms of
project management and operational capabilities with the best from private equity in terms
of agility and focus, says Kim Fejfer, Managing
Partner and CEO of A.P. Moller Capital.
-A.P. Moller Holding was established to build
value creating businesses that have a positive
impact on society. Africa, with a working-age
population likely to reach more than one billion people in the next decades, has a pressing
requirement for more investments in infrastructure. In this respect, we are delighted to have
established a new promising company in our
portfolio with a strong team, who hold the
right capabilities and experience to manage
infrastructure investments in emerging markets., says Robert MĂŚrsk Uggla, CEO of A.P.
Moller Holding.

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The fund has a duration of 10 years and has an
initial target of 10 to 15 investments in total.
Peter Damgaard Jensen, CEO at PKA:
-PKA has for many years invested in infrastructure
both in Denmark and abroad. We have positive
experiences investing in Africa and we have
for a long time wanted to invest more on the
continent. With this new fund we will be making
infrastructure investments in Africa and get the
opportunity to provide a good return to the
pension savers and at the same time make a
positive difference in line with the UN Sustainable
Development Goals.
Following first commitments, the fund will be
open for additional institutional investors for
the next 12 months. The ambition is to raise USD
1bn in commitments.

SVITZER SECURES

FIFTEEN-YEAR CONTRACT
The Danish towage company Svitzer has been awarded a fifteen-year contract to provide
marine support services at Bangladesh’s first LNG import terminal. The project will be
located offshore Moheshkhali Island in the Bay of Bengal.

- It is a vote of confidence that Excelerate
chose Svitzer to support their operations
in Bangladesh, recognising that we have a
great deal of experience operating tugs and
other support vessels, syas Svitzer’s Alan
Bradley.
Bangladesh’s first LNG import terminal will
enable Petrobangla, the state owned energy
company, to increase natural gas supply in
the country by up to 20 percent, sufficient to
support up to 3,000 MW of power generation
capacity. The construction of the terminal will
commence in the fourth quarter of 2017 and
is anticipated to be in service by mid-2018.

- We are looking forward to a long-term partnership with Excelerate providing safe and
reliable marine support services in Bangladesh
and our appointment to perform this work is
in line with Svitzer’s global expansion into the
oil and gas terminal towage sector, says Alan
Bradley.
FIVE VESSELS
Svitzer will serve the facility with a suite of
five vessels – three Robert Allen RAstar 3200
Ocean Going Terminal tugs under construction
at the Cheoy Lee Shipyard in China, one 36m
Crew Boat under construction at the Penguin
Shipyard and the MSV Svitzer Foxtrot from the

existing fleet. Svitzer will establish a Bangladesh
branch office to oversee the operation.
- The fifteen-year contract with a five-year
option signals a confidence in Svitzer’s ability
to deliver on a Greenfield project and to meet
the challenges of service provision that satisfy
the demandingproject timeline.
SVITZER
Svitzer has provided safety and support at sea
since 1833. With 4,000 employees, a fleet of
more than 430 vessels and operations all over
the world, they are the global market leader
within towage and marine related services.

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PIRATES REMAIN A THREAT
TOWARDS CIVILIAN SHIPPING
African pirates still pose a particularly serious threat towards civilian shipping. In 2016, 95
incidents of pirate attacks or armed robbery in West Africa and 27 incidents of possible pirate
activity in East Africa were reported.

n Asia, where especially the waters between
Malaysia and the Philippines are under threat,
129 incidents of possible pirate activity were
recorded in 2016.
The numbers appear in the annual report from
the independent American organisation Oceans
Beyond Piracy who also reports that the risk
of pirate attacks – based on the 2016 number
compared to the 2015 number – has almost
doubled in West Africa whereas it has nearly
halved in Asia.
Even though there were no reports of hijackings
of merchant vessels off the Somalian coast

in East Africa in 2016, the criminal networks
in Somalia still have unreduced capacity and
willingness to perform piracy attacks, which
the recent attacks confirm, assesses Oceans
Beyond Piracy.

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According to Danish Shipping, the numbers
prove that piracy still poses an essential threat
towards civilian shipping.
-Consequently, it is important that the shipping
companies continue to prepare themselves before they enter piracy-threatened waters,” says
Director Maria Bruun Skipper, Danish Shipping.
Individual risk assessment

We are always prepared to carry the
necessary preventive measures into effect.
- Company Security Officer Flemming Dahl Jensen

FACTS
In 2016, 95 incidents of pirate attacks or armed
robbery in West Africa and 27 incidents of possible
pirate activity in East Africa were reported. In Asia, 129
incidents of possible pirate activity were reported.

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The piracy development in Africa and the rest
of the world is closely monitored by Norden’s
Technical Department where Company Security
Officer Flemming Dahl Jensen is responsible for
ensuring that all of Norden’s dry cargo and tanker
vessels are properly prepared before passage
through the waters at risk – the highrisk areas
as they are called.
When a Norden vessel is to pass through such
an area, the Technical Department carries out
an individual risk assessment which includes
information on the vessel’s speed and freeboard
– that is the height of vessel’s side between the
waterline and the upper deck level, since this

determines how difficult it is for pirates to climb
on board the vessel.

Furthermore, the current threat level in the
specific high-risk area is assessed.
Complies with global standards In that connection, Norden complies with international
recommendations with regards to registration
and reporting of the passage, just as Norden
bases its precautionary and preventive measures
on the standards which the industry globally
recommends the shipping companies to follow and which are stated in Best Management
Practices (BMP).

A BILLION-DOLLAR EXPENSE FOR
THE SHIPPING COMPANIES
For security reasons, Norden does not wish to
disclose the specific measures in place â&#x20AC;&#x201C; except from the use of water from fire hoses and
water cannons as well
as the well-known and
very visible razor wire
along the vesselsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sides
etc., which consists of
barbed wire where the
barbs have been replaced by razor blades.

-The current assessment of the piracy threat has
not led to changes to the procedures in place in
Norden, which we follow when passing through
a high-risk area. Based on the individual risk
assessments, we are always prepared to carry

According to Oceans Beyond Piracy, shipping
companies across the world spent approximately 11.6 billion kroner on preventing and
fighting piracy in East and West Africa in 2016,
since expenses in West Africa have increased
dramatically.
-Norden hopes that the international society will
continue to protect the merchant vessels and
keep a military presence in East Africa as well
as take part in improving the military capacity
in West Africa, says Flemming Dahl Jensen.

SOURCE:
NORDEN NEWS SUMMER

A Norden vessel safeguarded
with razor wire due to the risk
of pirate attacks.

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PROFILE

BACK TO BASICS!
A Danish-developed filtration system for cleaning of lubricating oil on engines on board ships,
has proved far cheaper and at least as effective as the purifiers often used. The company
behind the filtration solution, GreenOil, has - in cooperation with several shipping companies
- tested the filter systems with great success. GreenOil’s filtration systems today are permanent
equipment on board many Danish ships. The benefits are so great for the end user that they
cannot be ignored.

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s long as there have been engines on board
ships, crews have fought hard to keep the
lubricants as clean as possible. The cleaner the
oil, the less wear on the engine parts. And that’s
also the way it is today.
In historic view, oil has been cleaned in different
ways. Some of the more used ways have been
gravity separation by use of a purifier. An effective, but also very expensive and technically
demanding way to keep the oil clean.
GREENOIL IS CHANGING THAT
- We are now on the market with filtration systems, but in a new and much more effective
and simple version than before, says Sales
Manager Rune Hjortnæs Pedersen.

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- Firstly, our filter systems clean the oil more
efficiently than even the best centrifuges. Secondly, our system is far cheaper in operation.
If we retrofit our equipment on a ship, the repayment period - even with a very conservative
calculation - is only 6-10 months. If you buy a
GreenOil solution for your ship, you start making
money quickly, says Rune Hjortnæs Pedersen.
- And finally, our equipment is incredibly easy to
work with. I have a 6-year-old son who can change
a filter in our equipment. So, it does not require
any technical knowledge to change the filters.
SHEEPS WOOL
The impressive results are achieved using oldknown technology, optimized for today’s tasks.

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- Our filter material is sheep’s wool that is
compressed and woven together, and in that
way, we can actually determine the fineness
of the particles we are going to catch. This
ensures the same oil quality - every time,
says Sales Manager Rune Hjortnæs Pedersen.
- When using a very fine filter, it removes all
combustion residues, protects the machines
and prolongs the life of the oil, and it also
saves money.
- In addition to on board ships, we have
conducted several tests in cooperation with
engine suppliers, among them MAN Diesel
& Turbo in Holeby. Here the conclusion was,
that GreenOil’s equipment complies with

MANs recommendations and requirements
for lubricating oil treatment. So, their customers can freely use our equipment on their
engines. We see this as great news, says Rune
Hjortnæs Pedersen.
High content of insoluble, varnish, soot and
low Total Base Number (TBN) are some of
the well-known challenges for the technical
staff today. Using GreenOil’s filtration system
ensures that insoluble, varnish and soot are
maintained at a very low level. The oil is kept
clean for contaminants that will reduce TBN,
therefore, TBN is maintained over a long period
of time, despite limited oil change.
GREEN ENVIRONMENT IS ALSO
OUR RESPONSIBILITY
GreenOil is a co-player that helps ships to
be more efficient and minimize CO2 emissions. This is achieved through limited energy
consumption, fewer oil replacements and
minimized wear. The use of GreenOil also
ensures a better working environment so the
operator does not come into direct contact
with the oil and avoids heavy lifting - without
the use of aids.
EAL BIO OILS
New rules demand ships to use EAL (Environmental Acceptable Lubricant) bio-oil for Stern

tube and thruster applications. The goal is
that the oil - in case of a leak - does not harm
the ecosystem.
EAL oils are very expensive - and bind water
very efficiently. So efficiently that only few oil
filtration systems are able to effectively remove
the water again.
- Water is very harmful to these systems. Water
reduces lubricity, thus increasing wear on machinery. We have a solution that can separate
this water,”says Rune Hjortnæs Pedersen.
GreenOil has conducted several tests on EAL bio
oils with a number of oil suppliers, and the tests
has shown, that GreenOil’s water separation can
remove the water from the bio-oil. GreenOil’s
patented water separation is the only one on
the market that can effectively remove all three
types of water: free, emulsified and bound water.
The water separation is completely maintenance
free, and operation only requires a power consumption of 120 watts. GreenOil’s combined
particle and water separation system ensures the
oil an extended life span, while minimizing wear.
To achieve the highest oil filtration standard
and the most attractive return on your filtration
investment - partner up with GreenOil.

SUMMARY OF BENEFITS
OF GREENOIL FILTERS:
• Low energy consumption.
• Easy installation – carried out by
the crew itself.
• Same secured performance at
every time.
• Water separation - patented
solution.
• Less time and technical demanding.
• Filter element changed in few
minutes, without spillage and without physical contact with the oil
– require no special skills.
• No oil consumption and hence
sludge disposal.

n the autumn of 2014, one of Norden’s 25
large MR product tankers changed name
from Nord Strength to James Cook. The name
change marked the chartering out of the vessel to the Australian based shipping company
Petrocean, which delivers refined oil products
such as gasoline, jet fuel, diesel oil, petroleum
and fuel oil on a fixed route to territories in the
South Pacific.

and operational management of Nordens
product tanker fleet.

The agreement to charter out the Norden
vessel was made through Norient Product
Pool (NPP), which handles the commercial

MODIFICATIONS
In connection with the charter agreement, NPP
has had some modifications made to the ves-

‘

Under the name of James
Cook, one of Norden’s
product tankers helps
make everyday life work
in a number of territories
in the Pacific Ocean.

It is our goal to contribute
to the optimisation of
Petrocean’s business.
- CEO Søren Huscher, NPP

JAMES COOK - ONE OF THE GREATEST
The British navigator and explorer James Cook
(1728-1779) headed 3 of the most important
scientific sea voyages during the Enlightenment
(from approximately 1690 to 1780). On these
voyages, he i.a. mapped parts of the coastline of
New Zealand, the eastern coastline of Australia
and the north-western coastline of America. James
Cook, who is regarded one of the greatest explorers, was also first to cross the Antarctic Circle.

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-This contract with Petrocean gives us the opportunity to show how we turn basic operational knowledge into practice – also when the
assignment is different from the usual. It is our
goal to contribute to the optimisation of Petrocean’s business, says CEO Søren Huscher, NPP.

JAMES COOK
sel, which is a modern, fuel efficient vessel from the STX yard in
South Korea and which was delivered to Nordren in 2013 along
with 3 sister vessels. But the modifications to the vessel, which
has a cargo capacity of approximately 50,000 tonnes, have been
relatively simple to make, and they have improved Petroceanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
operations and planning.
-On several levels, NPP has a very positive, trusting and friendly
partnership with the people in and around Petrocean. They are
solution-oriented and pragmatic people, says SĂ¸ren Huscher.
SOURCE:
NORDEN NEWS SUMMER

James Cook discharging
at Port Vila, Vanuatu

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BY MARTIN UHLENFELDT

DANISH MARITIME DAYS 2018
The three promoters behind Danish Maritime Days - Danish Shipping, Danish
Maritime and the Danish Maritime Authority - are preparing the next edition of the
major maritime event that takes place on May 2-4 2018.

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n the beginning of the autumn a meeting is convened, where all those wishing
to host an event in connection with the
Danish Maritime Days are invited. This
applies to those who have previously
contributed with events, as well as newcomers.
Danish Maritime Days were launched in
2014 with significant financial resources
from both maritime funds and public funds.
A significant part of these funds went to
the completion of the Danish Maritime
Forum, which will not be part of the DMD
platform in the future setup.

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After the 3-year start-up phase, Danish
Maritime Days is now flying on its own,
which means that there are not that many
financial resources available.
COMMON CALENDAR
The Danish Maritime Days Secretariat,
which in 2018 is under the leadership of
Danish Maritime, will, in line with previous
events, stand for a common calendar on
the Danish Maritime Days website, where
all events will be announced.
All events are welcome, however, attempts
will be made to coordinate the events so

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that events with overlapping content does
not take place at the same time.
UNDER THE SAME ROOF
LokomotivvĂŚrkstedet, where the Danish
Maritime Fair takes place, will also host
many of the events taking place during
the Danish Maritime Days 2018.
You can contact the Danish Maritime Fair
if you wish to investigate the possibilities
of hosting a Danish Maritime Days event
at LokomotivvĂŚrkstedet.
Call +45 2646 0106 or send an email to
organizer@danishmaritimefair.dk

SCANDINAVIAN COLLABORATION
- DOOR TO DOOR
The Danish ship owner company Terntank wanted to make sure that all reports and approvals
regarding the safety equipment on board their newest vessel were in order. So Terntank’s
ship management company, based on the small island Donsö, Sweden, hired the Swedish
company C-Survey to perform the inspections. As it turned out, C-Survey is a service provider
certified by the Danish company CRALOG - which happens to be nearly-neighbour to Terntank
at its residence at the Port of Skagen, Denmark.

I

t’s a small world, especially when you work
in the maritime industry and set your goals
high when it comes to taking safety on board
seriously.

in China, even though the inspections are not
compulsory until one year after the launch of
a new vessel. This was mainly due to meet the
customers’ expectations.

Terntank was originally established as a ship
owner company in Sweden in 1958, but in
2009 a cross border merger was completed,
and the Swedish Tärntank Rederi AB moved
to Skagen, Denmark, and became Terntank
Rederi A/S, but kept its management company
on Donsö, Sweden.

Since the establishment in 2009 C-Survey has
maintained inspections of the fleets of several
local ship owners at Donsö. In 2015 the crew
from C-Survey carried through their first CRALOG course in order to be certified to maintain
inspections of Life Saving (LSA) equipment
such as rescue boats, life-raft cranes, davits
and loose lifting gear.

For several years Terntank Management has been
using the skilled workforce of the neighbouring
company C-Survey on the small archipelago
island Donsö just off the coast of Gothenburg
in Sweden.
- Our collaboration with C-Survey makes everything so much easier for us, since they make
all the inspections required in one, explains
Östen Johnsson, technical manager at Terntank
Management.
MEETING HIGH DEMANDS
The inspection of the new building Tern Ocean
was carried out at the Avic Dingheng ship yard

WORLD WIDE NETWORK
- The growth and efficiency of C-Survey
is a role model for
all our service providers. In the first
year after their
training at CRALOG
Academy C-Survey
made 300 inspections. They are now
counting six trained technicians
and

one more is on its way. None of our 27 locations
World Wide has made such astonishing progress
in such short time, says Ian Fleming McCurdie,
managing director of CRALOG, based at the
Port of Frederikshavn, Denmark.
CRALOG educates service providers for inspections of life saving and lifting appliances all
over the world.
- Our World Wide network of certified personnel
are all trained at our own academy. Today we
count skilled staff at 27 locations around the
globe. Providing local certified man power
to ship owners is part of our success. In that
context, it is a rather funny coincidence, that
our Swedish service provider is so closely
connected to a ship owner company, which
is now located in our back yard so to speak,
Ian Fleming Mc Curdie says.

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METALOCK DENMARK
CHANGES NAME
Metalock Denmark, the global specialist in field-machining within the marine, wind and
industry segments, has changed its name to MAN PrimeServ On-site Recovery, becoming a
full member of MAN PrimeServ, MAN Diesel & Turbo’s after-sales division.

-This is a strategic move on our part. We have
long felt that there were advantages to bringing
MAN PrimeServ On-site Recovery - with its unique
capabilities - into the PrimeServ fold, essentially
eliminating any gap between its customers and
the PrimeServ organisation. I welcome MAN
PrimeServ On-site Recovery and am confident
that this move will be beneficial for the nowexpanded PrimeServ family and customers
alike, says Per Rud, Head of PrimeServ Diesel.
MAN Diesel & Turbo took over Metalock in 2008,
since when it has continued to provide in-situ
machining services globally from its base in
Copenhagen.
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GREATER SYNERGY
-Our integration into the MAN family offers
a greater synergy to our customers with the
easier access to global on-site support that
belonging to the PrimeServ network entails.
With this move, MAN PrimeServ now supports
all customers looking for partners that offer
all-in-one support for in-situ machining within
our key segments with an increased focus on
the marine segment and up-tower repair for
the wind industry. Essentially, MAN PrimeServ
On-site Recovery’s mission remains the same
as always: to minimise the downtime of our
customers’ equipment, Stig Holm, Head of MAN
PrimeServ On-site Recovery, syas.

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Established in 1952, Metalock Denmark was
acquired by MAN Diesel & Turbo in 2008. As MAN
PrimeServ On-site Recovery, it offers innovative,
on-site-machining repairs worldwide within the
marine, offshore and industry segments both
for MAN Diesel & Turbo and all other dieselengine brands.
MAN PrimeServ On-site Recovery’s headquarters
are located in the outskirts of Copenhagen. It
maintains an international presence through
the global MAN PrimeServ network of aftersales workshops.

INVESTMENT IN LIFE-SAVING
FIRE PROTECTION COATINGS
Global coatings company Hempel announced
that it is investing in a new research and
development centre focused solely on
passive fire protection coatings. Located
just outside Barcelona in Spain, the centre
is due to open towards the end of 2018.

our customers get best-in-class solutions and technical support, whether
they are global, multinational or local. PFP coatings are a key element in
our Journey to Excellence strategy, and the new PFP-focused R&D centre
will ensure we remain at the leading edge of this important technological
area, says Hempel Group President & CEO Henrik Andersen
FOUR HOURS LONGER
Passive fire protection (PFP) coatings are increasingly important in the
construction and oil and gas industries. Applied to structural steel in large
buildings and industrial oil and gas installations, the coatings expand to
form an insulating layer of carbon char when exposed to high temperatures. This enables the steel to maintain its load-bearing capacity for up
to four hours longer during a fire, giving people valuable time to escape
the building and for fire fighters to put the fire out.
Hempel is a leading manufacturer of PFP products. Its existing range of
PFP coatings for cellulosic fires, Hempacore, includes both fast-drying and
waterborne versions, and has been used on civil structures around the
globe including airports, train stations, logistics centres, sport facilities,
warehouses and industrial factories. A new R&D facility focused solely
on PFP coatings will enable Hempel to further expand its PFP product
range, including developing PFP coatings for hydrocarbon fires, which
are encountered in the oil and gas industry.

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he new facility will significantly increase our fire testing capabilities,
enabling us to expand and accelerate our PFP coatings development.
This is important for our company strategy, and it will benefit many
customers, who have the safety of their employees as a top priority,
says Lars Petersson, Group Executive Vice President & Chief Operational
Officer at Hempel
The new facility will employ 35 experienced technicians and scientists.
It will be located in Santa Perpètua de Mogoda near Barcelona, just five
kilometres from Hempel’s existing Spanish R&D facility and Spanish head
office in Polinyà, which was established in 1964 (although Hempel’s
presence in Spain dates back to the 1920s).
- At Hempel, R&D begins and ends with the customer. Our 15 R&D centres
around the globe all work together as one organisation to ensure that

FACTS
• The new facility will be located in Santa Perpètua de Mogoda, near Barcelona and just five kilometres from Hempel’s
existing Spanish R&D centre in Polinyà
• The R&D centre will employ 35 highly skilled technicians
and scientists from a number of countries
• Opening date: Q3 2018
• Focus: Passive fire protection coatings for both cellulosic
and hydrocarbon fires

Safe and smart
power plug for both
truck and vessel
When transferring the reefers between
truck and vessel simply use a screwdriver
to turn the plug between 3H and 6H
– safe, easy and fast.

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BY: ROLF SYLVESTER-HVID, MSCEE, EIC

POWERING REEFERS SAFELY
– WITH A TWIST
The lack of a uniform standard for the power-plugs ashore, on trailers and on-board ships calls
for an exchange of about a million plugs globally and annually. Besides the costs there is also a
safety hazard as plugs with the safety lug broken off can cause burns and shocks. Now HF and
Maersk has developed a 3H/6H-plug that solves this problem – once the operators learn that
the required standard can be achieved with a twist – literally!

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tandards are great as long as they are just
that: Standards. If there is, however, any
doubt about the use or the specifications of any
given standard, they may prove themselves to
show some rather severe flaws. This is indeed
what can be said about the plug that supply
reefer containers with power on-board the ships,
in terminals or on trailers that take the reefers
to and from their end destinations.
Now, no one would dispute that the CEE-plug
is actually a very good idea. It’s a widespread
standard that powers literally everything from
building sites to caravans and – of course –
reefers on any land-based location. However
the situation changes, when the reefer goes
on-board a container vessel for the long-haul
sea-transportation. In this case – and for reasons that are somewhat lost down the line
of history – the plug that powers the reefer
container is keyed differently to the landbased CEE-plug. This position of the earth-pin
on the plug for marine is set to 3H and land
is set to 6H (as in three- or six o’clock on a
clock-face) which means that the otherwise
similar power plugs runs on two different
standards depending on the placement of
the reefer, thus minimizing the value of the
so called “standard plug”.
Reefers are essentially made for maritime
transportation; hence their power plugs follow the maritime position of three phases
and ground/earth for the energy-supply. The
plugs are keyed, so there’s no need to worry
about plugging the reefer to a ship’s powersupply in any wrong way. Now, for example;
once a driver of an articulated lorry is faced
with plugging the reefers into the supply
of their vehicle, the keying of the plug to a
ship-based standard may prevent the driver
from connecting the reefer to the lorry’s not
so corresponding female socket.
So, what should a driver/operator do then? Well
to get the container on the road, they could
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break off the lug off the container’s plug with
a pair of pliers – which in Maersk’s Line’s case
unfortunately happens some 250.000 times
a year. So, problem solved on a short-term
basis. However, once the reefer goes back
on a ship, the keying no longer exists. This
is now a problem, as the lug also is used for
activating the interlock on the receptacles,
so the power can be energised plugging
takes place.
SAFETY COMES WITH A TWIST
- The health and safety of the crews and operators working with Maersk Line’s equipment
is a major company concern. Basically it’s a
human right to go home from work each day
safe and sound, and even the smallest step
Maersk can take to make this happen will be
of great importance to the company. We are of
course not oblivious to the fact that we must
exchange around 250.000 plugs globally and
annually on Maersk Line’s reefers, says Paul
Clarke, Global Reefer Technical Manager with
Maersk Line.
He estimates that around a million reefers
from various companies suffer from problems
with broken plugs and lugs/keys which equals
annual costs of many million USD in basically unnecessary repair and maintenance
of reefers worldwide. This amount doesn’t
even take into consideration the potential
loss of freight if the reefers are not plugged
in within a given time-slot if a plug has failed
and needs to be exchanged. There is of course
also an annoying time-factor that’s however
somewhat difficult to quantify.
- Years of frustration has led to the development of a plug that is essentially a “twostandard” connector that allows plugging in
reefers into both land-based and maritime
power-supplies. Discussing the problem with
Hans Følsgaard A/S, the idea developed over
an array of sketches on a napkin, we concluded
that it would be a brilliant move to put a so

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called 3H/6H-plug into production thus
saving a lot of money, time-consuming
repairs, waste of materials and perhaps
even lives, Paul Clarke explains.
Getting the design right and robust
enough for handling on ships, in ports
and on trucks was indeed no easy feat,
and the development and prototyping
of the 3H/6H-plug took well over two
years to perfect. Paul Clarke is none the
less impressed with the courage Hans Følsgaard A/S has, as it is neither cheap and not
without risks, to manufacture and market a
completely new plug.
The brain child of Maersk’s expert and Hans
Følsgaard A/S is an IP67-certified CEE-plug.
The beauty of the design is the possibility of
switching the positions of the ground- and
one of the phase-pins with a twist of a screwdriver, hence making the plug a dual-standard
solution, that easily – and with full safety –
will supply reefers from both ship-based and
land-based power supplies.
FOOL-PROOF AND USER-FRIENDLY
Old habits are hard to change, and according
to Paul Clarke the biggest effort isn’t the ongoing exchange of the old plugs to the new
dual-standard 3H/6H-types as much as it is
relaying the information about the technology
to operators, ship-crews and lorry-drivers all
over the world:
- This is very much a question of the shippingagents in various regions all over the world
showing the lorry-drivers and ship-crews how
to use this new device. The people handling
the reefers may not read information about
new technology on a regular basis, so it takes
a while to implement any new idea to the far
corners of the world. The sooner the word is
spread, time and money will be saved, and
more importantly, the handlers’ health & safety
will not be compromised, states Paul Clarke.

The white insert is the twistable part of the dual-standard 3H/6H-plug. It rotates 180 degrees clockwise
or counter-clockwise with the twist of a screwdriver after pushing down the small grey latch.

The 3H/6H-plug is labelled with an instruction
showing the drivers and the crews how to
insert a screwdriver pushing down a latch
and rotating two of the four pins of the plug
180 degrees clockwise or counter-clockwise
thus changing the pin-out of the plug. A latch
gives a well-defined click to indicate the twist
has done a full half-circle.
Hans Følsgaard A/S has designed-in a few
other safety-features that adds to the new

dual-standard 3H/6H-plug. An outward facing
latch prevents the plug to plugged-in, if the
plug isn’t correctly assembled after installing
the wiring/cable. If the assembly latch isn’t fully
closed, the bayonet-ring plugging the reefer
in can’t be turned. This adds to the fool-proof
design of the 3H/6H-plug.
- We introduced the new 3H/6H-plug all over the
company in 2016, and though it’s a quick and
somewhat intuitive learning-curve, at Maersk

Line we estimate that it will still take another
couple of years, before the technology is fully
implemented, and the handlers will take out
the screwdriver rather than the pliers. We can
only recommend the everyone takes notice of
this new twisting, dual-standard 3H/6H-plug.
This is not a proprietary system to be used with
Maersk Line equipment alone. This is such a
good concept that we would like to see these
plugs used with any company’s reefers units all
over the world, concludes Paul Clarke.

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PORT-SAFETY
SECURES FUNDING
With solid competition from more than 200 companies Port-Safety has come out on top, and
secured funding for the unique LifeLadder product, a non-corrosive and 24/7 visible safety
ladder for ports and quay walls, a game changer for the safety ladder industry.

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he founders of Port-Safety are proud to be
selected by The Market Development Fund,
and are very pleased about the confidence
this reflects in the LifeLadder solution, the
value it can deliver for communities, and the
business potential it represents. The funding
is an important step towards improving safety
and the chances of saving lives.
Founded in 2017 Port-Safety is a start-up
aimed at saving lives by improving safety

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in ports and along quay walls globally. The
company was founded by Stefan U. Kaplan,
Lars T. MyrhĂ¸j and Kim U. Haaning. The team
has significant global experience in industrial
design and maritime safety.
The aim for The Market Development Fund is
to promote growth, employment, and export
by supporting innovative new businesses
getting faster to market. The funding will
support the final testing of LifeLadder in user

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environments to confirm the robustness of
the construction, the increased lifetime, and
the improved visibility/safety.
The announcement of the selected companies
by The Market Development, was supported
by Denmarkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Minister of Industry, Business,
and Financial Affairs Mr. Brian Mikkelsen and
from the Chairman of The Market Development
Fund Mr. Carsten With Thygesen.

112 TIMES
ACROSS THE
EQUATOR
- ON THE SAME VOYAGE
4 times a day for 28 days in a row, the
Panamax vessel Nordkap crossed the
equator. Also even though it lay at anchor!

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he Panamax vessel Nordkap crossed theequator a record number
of times on a voyage from Canada to Brazil. A total of 112 times did
the vessel drift across the latitude that splits Earth into a northern and
a southern hemisphere.
-If it’s a world record, I don’t know. But it certainly was remarkable and
fun, says Captain Jan Richardt.
The many crossings took place because Nordkap during a voyage from
Canada via Trinidad & Tobago had to assume a waiting position and
anchor at the town Macapa, approximately 145 nautical miles up the
Amazon – and right on the equator.
STRONG TIDE
The tide is very strong there, and seafarers will know that it changes 4
times a day.
-For Nordkap and those on board it meant that we went all the way around
the anchor 4 times a day. Twice clockwise and twice anti- clockwise. Every
time we left our position at the equator, and before we returned to that
same position, we had to cross the equator once. Since we were there
for 28 days, it meant 112 crossings in all. It is totally crazy, and I did also
make sure that all crew members received a certificate from King Neptune
himself as proof that they had been on board during this exceptional
voyage, explains Captain Jan Richardt.
LACK OF FRESH WATER
How did the crew pass the time during this lengthy involuntary break – besides crossing the equator?
-There was a lot to get on with. Painting the accommodation quarters
and the deck – the vessel has never looked as good as it does now! – as
well as obtaining fresh water. We can only make fresh water when we
are sailing, and due to the interrupted voyage, we had a problem with
the fresh water supply. Fresh water generated by the air-conditioning
system could be used for example for cooking, and collected rainwater
– we experienced some heavy downpours while we were there – was
used among other things for washing clothes.

-Toilet flushing was made possible with water from the Amazon. Drinking
water and water for brushing our teeth was brought on board in plastic
bottles. The whole thing was a little tiresome, but thanks to a very creative,
patient and forbearing crew it all went well – and even with a smile, says
Captain Jan Richardt.
RETURN VOYAGE
ACCORDING TO PLAN
The subsequent voyage, on the other hand, carrying bauxite from the
Brazilian rainforest town Porto Trombetas to Port Alfred in Canada, where
the bauxite is processed, went according to plan.
Here is the proof – 3rd Officer Art Daniel C. Navarro also crossed the
equator 112 times on the same voyage.

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